Grietas: A Journal of Zapatista Thought and Horizons is our offering of respect, solidarity, and encounter to those taking paths towards autonomy and away from the capitalist hydra, each from our own geographies, with our own calendars, in our own ways.This work is an all-volunteer effort in the hopes that we'll get to know you and your paths, and as an invitation for all struggles from below and to the left to engage with us and one another.In this first issue, "Autonomy From Below and to the Left in the U.S.", we take up the topic of autonomy in the United States from a variety of perspectives, each reflecting on past and current struggles for liberation while offering glimpses of possible autonomous futures inspired by Zapatismo and the seven principles of leading by obeying.We also share reportbacks of projects we've accompanied the Zapatistas and the CNI-CIG on, as well as insights on Zapatista praxis, including education, women's rights, and their journey across rebellious Europe in the latter half of 2021